On an ordinary street
In an ordinary town
In an ordinary house
Of an ordinary brown
Lived an ordinary man
With his ordinary wife
Quiet in vicissitudes
And ordinary life
Waking every day at six
And fast asleep by ten
Aperitif of sherry too
But only now and then
The indistinctive thrum of life
Had rhythm barely heard
The catalog of things they did
Left routine undisturbed
Like dinner time of man and wife
Was regular and plain
Meatloaf, chicken, cabbage pie
With veggies boiled and strained
On weekends when t’was sunny
A turn around the park
Or maybe early picture show
If mood struck for a lark
Never disappointment felt
For life that passed them by
Content in other’s company
Saw most things eye-to-eye
Side by side through thick and thin
Not far from path they’d stray
As long as they could kiss goodnight
Each cheek at end of day
When came the day they both were gone
And in eternal rest
Their family were much consoled
That each had lived their best
A muted life can still shine bright
Like song of caged canary
Grateful for the deepest love
Found in the ordinary
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